Father’s age is linked to increased genetic risk.
Solid evidence has been found by scientists that older men have more random mutations in their sperm cells. They’re warning that can cause autism, schizophrenia and a long list of other genetic diseases in their offspring.
Continue reading… “Older Dad’s linked to kids’ risk for genetic ailments”
A hole in one vs one in a hole…
Quote of the Day: “A word to the wise ain’t necessary – it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.” – Bill Cosby
Business, tech and entrepreneurship types – get to know your graduate and post-doctoral counterparts and encourage them to take advantage of the collegiate environment.
The “University Technology Transfer through Entrepreneurship: Faculty and Students in Spinoffs” study found that graduate and post-doctoral students are critical participants in university commercialization efforts.
Health food stores use every trick they learn from conventional grocery stores to get you to open your wallet.
The food business is still business, including those claiming to be superior because they are selling organic or ‘health’ products. They exist to lure you in and make you buy as much stuff as possible.
More than four in 10 physicians said they are emotionally exhausted.
According to a national survey that came out on Monday, job burnout strikes doctors more often than it does other employed Americans.
Continue reading… “Job burnout strikes nearly half of all U.S. doctors”
One in 10 men use gaming consoles to watch online content.
When men are looking for entertainment they favoring their computers and not their televisions, according to “The Great Male Survey” conducted by AskMen.com from May to July 2012.
Continue reading… “Men prefer computers over television for entertainment”
Future of technology
The power of technology has been shaping our world. Within a generation we’ve seen space stations built, computing speeds quicken exponentially, and the internet boom. In fact, technological advances now happen so rapidly that our current way of life may seem hopelessly outdated within another decade.
Continue reading… “9 technologies of the future that will radically change the world”
At the new Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., a robot might do up to four jobs: welding, riveting, bonding and installing a component.
On the coast of China at the Philips Electronics factory hundreds of workers use the old way of working to assemble electric shavers by using their hands and specialized tools.
Continue reading… “Global manufacturing is changing with a new wave of robots”
Chemistry professor Robert Parson instructs his students in a lecture hall classroom during a chemistry class at Colorado University.
An annual meeting of the The American Anthropological Association is held to showcase research from around the world. Thousands of other anthropologists usually pay $650 for airfare, $400 for three nights in a “student” hotel, $70 for membership, and $94 for admission. The latter two fees are student rates. If you are unemployed or underemployed scholar, the rates would double.
Continue reading… “67% of American university faculty are part-time employees”
Janis Adkins lives in her van in Santa Barbara.
Median household income is in the middle of its worst 12-year period since the Great Depression. New York Times and David Leonhardt have launched a feature to investigate the hardest question: Why?
Continue reading… “Why the sharp decline of the middle class”
Futurist Thomas Frey: In the late 1980s I was still working at IBM, but had taken on a number of side projects to expand my horizons. One of those projects was working with the City of Denver on the redevelopment of Stapleton Airport.
Continue reading… “Building Remarkable Communities of the Future”
New rulings mean big changes in the online poker world.
Two weeks ago, online poker site PokerStars.com reached a settlement agreement with the United States Department of Justice in the amount of $731 Million dollars in relations to charges brought against them in April of 2011. In addition, the settlement included terms that saw PokerStars purchase rival online poker site Full Tilt Poker.
For those unfamiliar with the story, the US Department of Justice unsealed an indictment on April 15th, 2011 against PokerStars, Full Tilt, and Absolute Poker that charged them with numerous crimes that included money laundering, bank fraud, and violations of the UIGEA. In addition, their .com domains were seized by the US Government.Since that time, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker have both been forced out of business and PokerStars pulled out of the United States…
Continue reading… “Recent PokerStars-DOJ Deal Will Change the Future of Online Poker Forever”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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